Courage is not the absence of fear but the motivation to overcome it. These lines are characteristic of the hero of our story Brajmohan Chowdhary son of Giriraj Singh Chowdhary Patel, Gram Panchayat Sanet, Block (Panchayat Samiti)- Shri Mahaveer ji,- District-Karauli of Rajasthan. He played a major role in raising the bar of cleanliness despite …
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Balveer Singh Chaudhary of Sanet village, which is today a clean model village in Karauli district of Rajasthan has become a local legend because of his fetish for cleanliness. His commitment levels for hygiene and sanitation are legion and he is known to literally raise a storm in the house if his daily cleanliness goals …
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A workshop to achieve WASH outcomes for rural communities To unpack the Call to Action, a definite Action Plan/ Roadmap needed to be developed in consultation with stakeholders, for final submission to central government (MoPR and MoJS-DDWS); as well as to state governments. For this, a two-day workshop was organized with relevant stakeholders representing NIRDPR, …
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The Making of A Green Temple in Ranjangaon Places of religious worship like temples can be at the vanguard of the green movement in Pune,Maharashtra. Take the case of the Ranjangaon Mahaganapati temple which has gone through major changes in terms of its waste management disposal system. The temple trust has proactively coordinated with the …
Plastic Waste Management Approach to Create a Plastic Free Environment in Amritsar through Livelihood Enhancement Plastics waste constitutes a significant portion of the total municipal solid waste (MSW) generated in Amritsar city and also other parts of India. Their segregation from solid municipal waste is a daunting task. The biggest concern is segregation, recovery and …
Working towards a ‘landfill-free’ zone… “Waste management should be such that a landfill site should not look like a landfill site,” believes Himmat Singh Barhat, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Udaipur. The municipal corporation is undertaking a phenomenal waste segregation under the joint efforts of FINISH Society which is the implementation partner. Out of 70 wards, FS …
From Rag-Picking To Community Empowerment! Most youngsters have been reprimanded in childhood for leaving home for playing, without telling anyone but rarely does one gets pulled up by parents for leaving home without telling them to help others. Devi Rani is one such example; who decided to help people not only from her community since …
